H.R. 2170: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, VA Clinic, and for other purposes.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-18 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-35.

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Official title

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, VA Clinic, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This act designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Toms River, New Jersey, as the Leonard G. “Bud” Lomell VA Clinic.

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To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, VA Clinic, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · 11 cosponsors

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Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Nellie Pou (D-NJ), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] reported raising $797,217 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Department of Veterans Affairs: its federal spending and other bills that name it

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr2170.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr2170 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills